Improvement in chalk-holders for billiard-tables



GEORGE W. MORRIS. I Improvement in Chalk Holders for' Billiard Tables.

Patented March 5, 18-72.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. MORRIS, OF MINONK, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TOWILLIAM L. LOVELL, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHALK-HOLDERS FOR BlLLlARD-TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 124,371, dated March 5,1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MORRIS, of Minonk, in the county ofWVoodi'ord and in the State of Illinois,haveinvented an Improvement inChalk-Holders for Cues of Billiard-Tables; and do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the annexed drawing, making a part of this specification,in which like letters of reference refer to like parts, and in which-Figure 1 represents a side elevation. Fig. 2, a vertical sectionalelevation taken in the plane a a of Fig. 3 and Fig. 3, an under-sideview.

Like letters in the different parts of the drawing indicate like parts.

This invention consists in a bell-shaped elastic receptacle, having acavity large enough to retain a lump or cube of chalk for chalkingbilliard-cues, and having a cord for the suspension of the same from thebilliard-table, and made of rubber or other elastic material, both toretain the chalk, and to obviate the scratching or bruising of the tableor tablelegs when thrown down after use, and to prevent the chalk frombeing wasted, and hinder the players from using it on any part of theone but the point. For this purpose the chalk does not project beyondthe cavity, the rim of the holder also preventing the chalk fromslipping off the point of the one, and also from being removed untilwell used up.

A represents the holder, having a cavity, a, deep and wide enough toretain a block of chalk, B, the elasticity of the rubber holding itserurely. From the back of this cavity passes a hole, b, for retaining acord, 0, for suspending the holder from the table or other place. Thecord may terminate into a screw-eye, d, for insertion into the requiredplace.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim therein as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The chalk-holder for billiard-tables, con sisting of a rubber orelastic stock or holder, A, whose socket a, being elastic, will holdthechalk without any additional device for the purpose, as heretofore,substantially as set forth.

2. The rubber or elastic stock A, as con structed with socket a and holeI), in connection with the manner of attaching it to the cord, as shownand described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing chalk-holder forbilliard-tables, I have hereuni?) set my hand this 21st day of July,1871.

GEORGE. IV. MORRIS.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. BELL, JOHN SToREHoUsE.

